Stocks Are Falling, But AI Compute Demand Still Looks Red Hot The market is selling first and asking questions later Recent geopolitical tension has pushed U.S. stocks sharply lower, and the damage has been broad. In this kind of environment, investors usually cut risk first and sort out the fundamentals later. That is why the recent decline has felt almost indiscriminate. For long-term investors, that distinction matters. A falling stock does not always mean the business is weakening. Sometimes it simply means the market is in full defense mode. The AI demand signal still looks very strong Under the surface, one of the most important signals is still pointing in the opposite direction. Bloomberg's GPU rental indexes show that AI compute demand remains extremely tight. The key point is not

Not Just Oil in Short Supply Amid Middle East Tensions! Which Semiconductor Material Companies Have a Chokehold on Global Tech? Advanced materials are the foundation and physical limit of all high-end technologies. For example, the more advanced the semiconductor process, the higher the requirements for material purity, electrical conductivity/resistivity, and yield. Due to the accumulation of know-how in cutting-edge materials, patent barriers, and lengthy customer certification cycles, companies with first-mover advantages and core product categories are more likely to become evergreen stocks.  Moreover, recent geopolitical disruptions have made supply chain security issues increasingly severe, making these companies more valuable for their scarcity. Moomoo Insights has compiled nea

Meta Tumbles 8%, $1B Options Bet on Limited Rebound $Meta Platforms, Inc.(META)$   shares plunged more than 8% on Thursday, falling back to around $545. The immediate trigger was a landmark jury verdict in the U.S., which found that Meta and $Alphabet(GOOG)$   $Alphabet(GOOGL)$   YouTube's product designs contributed to user addiction. The significance of the ruling lies not in the several million dollars in damages, but in its potential legal spillover—shifting the regulatory framework from“platform immunity”toward“product liability.”Agains

Netflix Raises Prices. Streaming Is Going to Keep Getting More Expensive. Netflix stock rose Thursday following news that the company once again raised prices for its multiple subscription tiers, another sign for consumers that streaming will continue to get more expensive from here. $Netflix(NFLX)$   updated its plans page on Thursday. The standard subscription tier with ads will now cost users $8.99 a month, $1 more than before. Standard ad-free and premium subscriptions each went up by $2 and cost $19.99 and $26.99 a month, respectively. "We continue offering a range of prices and plans to meet a variety of needs, and as we deliver more value to our members we are updating our prices to enable us to rein

Nike Just Hit an 8-1/2-Year Low. Here's What Its Chart Says Heading Into Earnings Nike plans to report earnings next week at a time when the shoe-and-apparel giant's stock is trading at about an 8-1/2-year low, having fallen some 70% since its November 2021 all-time high. Let's see what its chart and fundamentals can tell us. Nike's Fundamental Analysis $Nike(NKE)$   is set to release fiscal Q3 results after the closing bell next Tuesday, with the Street looking for $0.29 in GAAP earnings per share on $11.22 billion of revenue. That would represent a 46.2% drop from the $0.54 in GAAP EPS that Nike reported for the same quarter last year, as well as a 0.4% sales contraction from the year-ago period's $11.27 b

AI Just Got Cheaper—So Why Are Chip Stocks Falling? Semiconductor stocks broadly declined on Thursday, with the AI trade seeing a notable pullback. $NVIDIA(NVDA)$   fell about 3%, $Micron Technology(MU)$   dropped more than 6%, and $Advanced Micro Devices(AMD)$   slid roughly 7%. $Broadcom(AVGO)$   and $ASML Holding NV(ASML)$   also moved lower, while equipment names such as $Appl

Arm Enters AI Chips. Why Are Nvidia, AMD and Intel All Rising? After $Arm Holdings(ARM)$   unveiled its first data-center CPU, the company’s shares surged more than 14.5% intraday. At the same time, $NVIDIA(NVDA)$   , and $Intel(INTC)$   also moved higher, gaining  6.2%, and 6.3%, respectively, with AI compute-related stocks broadly active. Why did an event that should have intensified competition instead lift all the key players? What exactly is the market pricing? From the event itself, Arm introduced its first in-house data-center CPU,

SpaceX Ignites a Space Rally. Here Are the Key Stocks to Watch Recent developments surrounding SpaceX have quickly lifted market sentiment, triggering a broad rally across space and satellite-related assets. This move has been highly concentrated in a small group of core names, with capital flows showing a clear, tiered structure. Among them, $Destiny Tech100 Inc(DXYZ)$   surged as much as 26%, emerging as one of the most direct beneficiaries. Its exposure to private technology companies gives it a “proxy ownership” profile, making it a natural vehicle for investors seeking indirect exposure to SpaceX's valuation. At the same time, key players across the space and satellite value chain moved sharply higher.

Alibaba Earnings Review: Cloud Segment Fails to Offset Pressure from Other Businesses $Alibaba(BABA)$   Group announced revenue and profit figures lower than market expectations, reflecting the pressure from its e-commerce business and investments in other innovative businesses. Core Financial Indicators - Revenue was RMB 284.84 billion, up 1.67% year over year, compared with the estimate of RMB 289.73 billion. - Net income plummeted by 66.65% year-on-year to RMB 16.32 billion, indicating continuing pressure of China e-commerce business on profitability. - Non-GAAP diluted earnings per ADS was RMB7.09 (US$1.01), a decrease of 67% year-over-year.  Business Segment Breakdown Alibaba China E-commerce Grou

OFC 2026: Which Optical Names Matter Most for Investors? If there was one clear takeaway from OFC 2026, it was this: demand for optical connectivity in AI infrastructure remains extremely strong, and the real bottleneck is no longer demand creation, but supply, execution, and ecosystem formation.  The Three Most Important OFC Takeaways 1. Demand is not the issue — supply is The strongest message from the conference was that optical demand remains very robust. The overlap between GTC and OFC amplified the sense that compute intensity keeps rising, forcing the need for better optical solutions. The demand is outstripping supply, while closer collaboration between hyperscalers and optical vendors is giving suppliers more confidence to invest and build out capacity.  For investors, t

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Tariffs, discounting, and fading brand heat: Lululemon faces three major headwinds in 2026 After the close on March 17 (ET), $Lululemon Athletica(LULU)$   released its fiscal Q4 and full‑year results for the period ended February 1. Q4 wasn't bad and the international business remained strong, but the weakness in the Americas showed no real improvement—and the company's 2026 outlook came in below expectations across the board. Key numbers at a glance – Q4 revenue: $3.64B, +1% YoY; excluding the impact of FY2024's 53rd week, Q4 revenue would have been +6% YoY. – Full‑year revenue: $11.10B, +5% YoY; excluding the 53rd week, growth would have been +7%. – Q4 diluted EPS: $5.01, below market expectations. Full‑y

Nvidia's GTC Brings Big Promises, But Smart Money Is Selling Volatility At GTC 2026, $NVIDIA(NVDA)$   CEO Jensen Huang raised the company's data center revenue target to a cumulative $1 trillion for 2025–2027, a sharp increase from the $500 billion outlook set last year. As the conference kicked off and market attention intensified, unusual activity in Nvidia's options market picked up significantly, with two large opening trades appearing early in the session. In event-driven, high-profile setups like this, the options market often follows a familiar pattern. Institutional investors are typically less focused on betting directionally on sharp upside or downside moves, and more inclined to sell options to c

Alibaba Earnings Preview: Huge CapEx, Quick Commerce, and Qwen App - How Can the Three Major Cash Burners Be Filled? $Alibaba(BABA)$   is scheduled to release its financial results pre-market on March 19 ET. Core Financial Indicators – The company's revenue is expected to be ￥289.73B for FY2026 Q3, up 3.42% YOY; – Net income is estimated to be ￥24.17B, down 50.62 YOY. The reason for this low single-digit revenue growth is that Alibaba has divested its less profitable offline retail businesses in China, Intime Department Store and Sun Art Retail, which were still included in the financial reports of the same period last year. Alibaba has not separately disclosed the revenue scale of them, but referring to pr

Micron, SanDisk Surge. Massive Options Trades Are Appearing.  As the storage sector continues to rally, the options market has also seen several unusually large trades, suggesting institutional investors are positioning for the next phase of the cycle. In $Micron Technology(MU)$  , investors appear to be collecting premium through a put spread while signaling that a sharp decline is unlikely—and that they may be willing to accumulate shares on a pullback. In $SanDisk Corp.(SNDK)$   , meanwhile, a large sale of long-dated call options suggests institutions may be locking in some upside after the stock's strong rally. Together, the trades reflect a common vie

Nvidia GTC Highlights: DLSS 5 Unveiled, $1T Revenue Vision by 2027; Shares Jump Over 4% At its annual GTC developer conference, $NVIDIA(NVDA)$   unveiled several new technologies and outlined its roadmap for AI and computing platforms. Shares briefly surged more than 4% intraday to around $188 during the keynote before paring gains, with the stock later trading up less than 2%.  GTC is Nvidia's most important annual technology event, and this year's conference focused on AI computing platforms, software ecosystems and graphics innovation, offering investors a window into the latest developments shaping the AI industry. One of the most notable announcements was DLSS 5, which Nvidia described as its most

Micron Is Up 350% Over 12 Months. What Its Chart Says Ahead of Earnings Memory-chip designer $Micron Technology(MU)$   has gained some 350% over the past year and beaten the $S&P 500(.SPX)$   in basically every timeframe from one month to five years. Let's check out its fundamentals and technicals as it prepares to report earnings this week. Micron's Fundamental Analysis MU is set to report the fiscal Q2 results after the closing bell Wednesday, with the Street looking for $8.60 in adjusted earnings per share on $19.1 billion of revenue. That would represent a 451.2% gain from the $1.56 in adjusted EPS that Micron reported

Bitcoin Tops $74,000 as 'Digital Gold' Trade Lifts Coinbase, Strategy, Circle and BMNR Crypto extended their rally on Monday, with $Bitcoin (BTC.CC)$ climbing above $74,000, reaching a new recent high and lifting a broad range of crypto-related stocks. In the U.S. equity market, companies tied to digital assets moved higher across the board. $Coinbase Global, Inc.(COIN)$   rose about 5%, while $MicroStrategy(MSTR)$   gained roughly 6% and stablecoin issuer $Circle Internet Corp.(CRCL)$   jumped nearly 8%. Meanwhile, treasury stock 

PayPay Initial Coverage: King of Japanese Mobile Payments  Recently listed on the US stock market, $PayPay Corp.(PAYP)$   Corporation, established in 2018, is Japan's leading mobile payment company, jointly founded by SoftBank Group and Yahoo Japan. Headquartered in Chiyoda, Tokyo, the current CEO is Ichiro Nakayama. The company's main business is developing and providing electronic payment services, including mobile payments. PayPay's establishment reflects SoftBank Group's strategic layout in Japan's digital payment market. In 2018, cash payments still dominated in Japan. SoftBank and Yahoo Japan combined their respective strengths - SoftBank's sales network and Yahoo's technological development capabilities - and received technic